John S. Koch

March 26, 1985|The Morning Call

John S. Koch, 80, of Belview Road, Lopatcong Township, N.J., died Sunday in Northampton Convalescent Center, Easton. He was the husband of Melissa (Pence) Koch. They observed their 60th wedding anniversary last August.

Koch was a truck driver for Frey Motors, Lopatcong Township, until retiring in 1973. He was a farmer in Harmony and Lopatcong townships many years ago.

Surviving with his widow are three sons, James of Harmony, N.J., and Thomas and Raymond, both of Lopatcong Township; a daughter, Flora Gargiulo of West Portal, N.J.; a brother William of Pohatcong Township, N.J.; three sisters, Kathryn Koch and Grace Mosher, both of Lopatcong Township, and Mary Elizabeth of Mansfield Township, N.J.; 21 grandchildren and 27 great- grandchildren. A daughter, Mary Reppert, died Feb. 8, and another daughter Rebecca and a son Donald, also preceded him in death.

The Rupell Funeral Home, 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.